@Anon 6:25PM Given that the changeup was sudden and the Tamasei owners say they lost their lease, I'd say it wasn't an expected transition - and a fair question to ask.

What I wonder is what kind of restaurant (or business) will replace Tamasei? It's such a small space... there aren't many things besides a sushi bar that fit there. And I sure do hope it's a restaurant...

At anon10:17pm - Are you sure about that? Amberjack on Church has been for sale for "a few years" and Deep Sushi changed hands in the last year or so. Tamasei changed owners about seven years ago, but we haven't seen any listings for it since.

Anon 10:17 is correct....the restaurant was for sale ($70k?) but there were no takers and it was on a "month-to-month" lease. Any buyer would have had to negotiate a new lease with the property owner. Why does this blog insist on landlord bashing?

Gotta be honest, I picked up from there once. It took them forever to get the order ready and I was incredibly shocked and how tiny the portions were considering the price. And the sushi wasn't especially good either. Reading the Yelp reviews confirms I'm not the only one confused by their popularity.

Only a landlord that doesn't want to own their property for much longer would evict a tenant in this market. There are few, if any, new tenants to fill the openings left by evicted businesses. I don't know the exact details of what's happening but Tamasei will be GREATLY missed in the neighborhood!!!